Every month Jelle Hoogenboom introduces us to an 'Anonymous Animal', one of the unknown creatures living on our dear planet E. Most of Jelle's blogs are about exotic, odd-looking animals from far-away places like…

Are you good company and can you lend us a hand or two? Sounds like you can be part of our family. We're currently looking for volunteers who can assist us at the Strawberry Earth Fair on Friday 9 and Saturday 10…

Tropicana, where we once jumped around in the pool, is now offering a whole new kind of refreshment. The place will be named BlueCity010 and it's going to be a lab for circular entrepreneurship. One man's trash, will be…

Now it's summer sale in all shops, brands and buyers are already working hard to get next year's Spring/Summer collections produced in time. Wonder what L'Herbe Rouge, People Tree, Studio JUX and Wunderwerk have in…

We could have named the Strawberry Earth Fair 'go bankrupt with a clear conscience' because boy o boy, these shops surely are worth every penny of your salary. Picture this. Around thirty shops in one space. Shops that…

Did you bump into a plant, bird or animal you've never seen before? Check out this brand new app by Dutch radio show Vroege Vogels (Early Birds). Simply select a category, colour and add some features. Take a picture or…

During the Strawberry Earth Fair on 9 October 2015, exactly one year after the kickoff, the Strawberry Earth Academy 'Class of 2015' will present the results. A quick recap:

Remember the plant race? Yogi Maxim Hartman daring you to crawl out of a human vagina? The launch of the Strawberry Earth Academy? Last year's Strawberry Earth Fair in the Tolhuistuin in Amsterdam was a memorable event…

In Eindhoven Charlie+Mary like to spend our day around Strijp-S: the cultural and creative heart of this 'design' city! The rough and industrial district of Strijp-S is pretty inspiring, also because this is where you…

Ahoy Amsterdam-North! Here's to a 100% sustainable NDSM dock. Ten festival organisers are joining forces with Stichting NDSM-werf, geWoonboot, Green Events Netherlands and Urban Tribes to realise a self-sufficient and…

Look at these faces. You'll meet them soon in real life, when ordering a piece of chorizo, game pie or liverwurst at Brandt & Levie's butchery. They're about to open their very own 'sausage studio' where you can…

MINT. We're not talking about a tea party here, but about the ninth edition of the sustainable fashion and lifestyle part of trade show Modefabriek in Amsterdam. On 12 and 13 July 2015, MINT brings the vanguard of…

Beautiful, strong and from the block. No, we're not talking about our Strawberry Earth Academy fellows from Arco, but about their new furniture collection: Local Wood. All wood used in their tables and benches comes…

Start spreading the news: Charlie + Mary will be opening a second shop at De Hallen in Amsterdam. But before the opening, the girls will empty the shelves of their stock room to get ready for the big move in August. Get…

Let's get wasted. No really. After music festivals, film festivals and food festivals, Amsterdam has its very own plastic festival: the WASTED Plastic Night. On Friday 10 July 2015, we celebrate the opening of the…

You guys, meet Wilbert. Wilbert works at Youth Food Movement and from now on, he will write an article for Strawberry Earth every month. Expect words on food and the importance of knowing where your meals came from.

Next up in Charlie + Mary's workshop series is a fabric made of coffee grounds. This so-called S.Café® fabric comes with some great functional qualities for clothing. L'Herbe Rouge, one of the Strawberry Earth…

Here you go. Twenty five fashion labels. Our favourites, so to say. Labels that turn curtains into coats. Design topnotch underwear. Or create pajamas you just want to wear all day.

Are the Strawberry deals really over, was that really the last one? Yes, they are. So say your thanks, take a bow, and let's all move forward. 'Cause what's the buzz? Well, there is absolutely no need to despair, as we…

The works of Studio Sybrandy make us bubble with joy. 'Infinite Finitude' is an in-depth research about the soap bubble, incorporating its shape and technique as well as its symbolic meaning. It's a symbol of vanitas:…

Agendas please! Save the date for a new photography exhibition at Charlie+Mary's: 'Between dream and reality' by Jelle Mul. From Friday, 10 July 2015 you can check out Jelle's photographs and... a special Charlie + Mary…

What would a bird think of climate change? How would a coffee bean look after its own interests? And what happens if we face our challenges from a river's point-of-view? Online platform De Correspondent organises a…

Eat your heart out, Dutch Weed Burger. Designer Nir Meiri from Tel Aviv came up with Marine Light: a lampshade entirely made of seaweed wrapped around a spindly metal frame. That's right ladies and gentlemen, it's an…

All hands in the air! De Ceuvel in Amsterdam is turning one this Saturday, 20 June 2015. As the summer kicks off, De Ceuvel celebrates its one-year anniversary with a programme around clean technologies, sustainability,…

On Thursday, 25 June 2015 designers, researchers and students gather for an afternoon packed with lectures, talks, pitches, q&a's and debates on bioplastics. The event is organized by the Hogeschool van Amsterdam…